RFSL Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the application process at the Migration Agency and the importance of having a public counsel. As an LGBTQI asylum seeker, you will be asked to give information that proves that you belong to the LGBTQI community or that you are perceived to belong to it. Typically, you will be expected to have experienced an inner process leading up to the acceptance of your LGBTQI identity. This approach is deeply problematic since it presupposes that all LGBTQI people share a universal experience of an emotional process with a clear beginning and end.  Producer: Mireya Echeverría Quezada Year: 2020

In this third episode, we talk about those crucial first impressions of Sweden and Swedish authorities, what you should think about when you apply for asylum in Sweden and the importance of letting the Migration Agency know that you are seeking asylum as an LGBTQI person. We also talk about feeling unsafe at the accommodation provided by the Migration Agency, and get an insight into Abel's asylum journey.     Producer: Mireya Echeverría Quezada Year: 2020

The asylum podcast tells the stories of LGBTQI people fleeing persecution. In this second episode, we talk about how you make the decision to leave your native country. Hosting the podcast are LGBTQI activists Samuel Girma and Lucy Amusugut, who have a personal experience of these topics.  Join us on a journey where we portray different stories about, and with, LGBTQI people who are newcomers in Sweden, focusing on asylum rights!  Producer: Mireya Echeverría Quezada Year: 2020

Every year thousands of LGBTQI people are fleeing their native countries, in hope to find a new home, a safe place and peace. This is the story of  people before they became an asylum seeker. What was their everyday life like? Who were they? What did they do? What dreams did they have? What was it like being an LGBTQI person in that country? What friends and family did they have? How did they come to the decide they had to flee? What is it like seeking asylum as an LGBTQI person in Sweden.  Join us on a journey where we portray different stories about and with LGBTQI people who are Newcomers in Sweden, focussing on asylum rights!  Producer: Mireya Echeverría Quezada Year: 2020

Vilken roll spelar förändring i våra liv? Den före detta lärarinnan Eva Bohlin berättar om den omtumlande dagen då hennes elever fick reda på att hon var lesbisk. Panelen minns hur det var 1979 då sjukdomsbegreppet för homosexuella avskaffades. Medverkande: Eva Bohlin, Annika Hamrud, Pekka Heino, Cristina Josefsson, Lukas Romson & Caisa Viksten. Producent: Munck. År: 2020